Austerity
Aditya Chakrabortty: Ten years after Lehmans, it’s as if we’ve learned nothing from the crash
Claims that the finance sector brings jobs and revenue were exposed as a sham – and the rest of us inherited a legacy of debt Read here
Month: September 2018
EU politics
Milford Edge – Spain: The case against Supreme Court Judge Llarena
Spain has not been able to overcome its fascist legacy, which has become sadly obvious in its justice system. Milford Edge is a teacher, translator, farmer and blogger at www.barbaryfigs.com, originally from the UK and […]
EU politics
Common Space – Analysis: All eyes on Brexit, but the EU ship is hitting the rocks
While the UK Conservatives continue to bicker and infight over post-EU Britain, the Brussels ship continues to sink. CommonSpace examines major political developments on the Continent. Read here
Corruption
Dennis Deletant – Romania’s protests and the PSD: Understanding the deep malaise that now exists in Romanian society
Anti-government protests in Romania have made international headlines, with over 400 people left injured following clashes between protesters and police on 10 August. Dennis Deletant writes that the protests are a symptom of a growing […]
EU politics
Kathimerini – Greece: The long-run demographic consequences of the economic crisis
The Greek crisis imposed by the Troika, but before all by Germany, has not only decimated the economy, but also the population, as Bob Traa explains in this article. A smaller population means a smaller economy, […]
EU politics
Reuters: EU watchdog raps Juncker over aide’s move to top job
First, this is what the Germans wanted and as they dictate policy at the EU, that is what they get. Second, of course there is criticism, but no consequences. And the EU political elite wonders […]
Austerity
Huffington Post – Austerity Bites: Westminster Is Brexit Blind But Across The Country People Are Struggling With More Tangible Problems
They just dont learn. At the end the coporate media mentality wins the day. Read here
Economics
Ashoka Mody: Why the euro failed
An ercerpt from Ashoka Mody´s outstanding book “EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Act”. Read our book review here Read here
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: How to Create Refugees
A central theme of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s tour of African countries, which began yesterday, will be the expansion of the EU’s defense against refugees. As government circles confirmed, following Merkel’s talks yesterday in Senegal, she […]
Economics
David Weil – Why We Should Worry About Monopsony
When a small group of companies can dominate a labour market, wages—and workers—suffer David Weil is Dean and Professor, Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University Cross-posted from the Institute for New […]